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“Give credit where it’s due”: How to Approach Plagiarism in the Classroom

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The following are some thoughts for a presentation I and a colleague did about plagiarism for our university’s professional development. We wanted, through this presentation, to highlight our experiences as composition teachers with over 30 years of combined experience and how we need to, across disciplines, think about plagiarism. This is not exhaustive, and we do not deal with AI. However, we do think … Read More “Give credit where it’s due”: How to Approach Plagiarism in the Classroom

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What Does Project 2025 Say About Higher Education?: Part I

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As he worked, over the past few weeks, to distance himself from the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, Donald Trump announced that Senator J.D. Vance would be his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Likewise, since his nomination, Vance has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, even though a month ago he posted about writing the foreword for the President of the Heritage Foundation Kevin Roberts’ new … Read More What Does Project 2025 Say About Higher Education?: Part I

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How Did I End Up Here?

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It’s hard to believe, but this month marks ten years since I graduated with my PhD in English. I never thought, while I was in thick of things, that I would get my PhD, specifically because it took me years to get into a program. I’ve been thinking about that journey a lot over the past few weeks, spurred on by a question from … Read More How Did I End Up Here?

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My Journey In Academia

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Note: I wrote this piece about three or four years ago, and it has been sitting in the queue here since then. I have not altered the text since I initially wrote it, and that is purposeful. Hopefully this post will help someone who reads it.  Lately, I have been thinking about my educational and professional path from my undergrad education to today. I’ve … Read More My Journey In Academia

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Teaching in Norway: Part I

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It’s hard to believe that my time in Norway is almost over. This year has taught me so much, and I don’t think I’ll realize everything until I get back to the US and start to reflect more on my time here. However, there are some things that have stuck out, specifically in regard to university pedagogy. So, for this post, I want to … Read More Teaching in Norway: Part I

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